Boris Lo
Sequence 5 · Builder

Engineering

Things I build with friends, usually against a clock, and keep going after it stops.

The sequences

Sequence 4

Not yet climbed

The next step on this path.

Sequence 5 · Builder

Focal, SciLink and Publicis

2026 · Los Angeles and Hong Kong

SciLink ↗

2026 · UCLA · Ongoing

Find the UCLA professors and labs worth writing to. It explains each match in plain language.

SciLink explaining why a professor matches a student
Why they match

Publicis Worldwide

Summer 2026 · Hong Kong · Airwaves AR booth: dwell time up 40%

An AR campaign site, built during a summer at Publicis Worldwide. Clients: Airwaves, Cathay Pacific, Shangri-La and Citibank.

Sequence 6

OHMS and Guardian

2026 · Two hackathons

OHMS ↗

2026 · Google DeepMind Gemini Hackathon at UCLA · Runner-up

Compose music by conducting with your hands and voice. Gestures are tracked in the browser, and Gemini writes the music.

Guardian ↗

2026 · SoCal Claude Builder Club hackathon · Winner, Most Creative Use of Claude

A browser companion for grandparents, built with Jay Thapar. It watches each page they visit, speaks up about scams and walks them through tasks one step at a time.

Guardian’s warning screen on a dangerous page
The warning screen
Sequence 7

Sustainify’s web platform

Since 2023

I built the web platform behind Sustainify: accounts and progress tracking. It scores 99 out of 100 on Lighthouse.

  • BuiltAccounts, progress tracking
  • Usability19 of 20 testers
  • Lighthouse99 of 100
Sequence 8

Preface

Summers 2023 and 2025

Junior software engineer intern. I wrote Python and pandas data pipelines and made queries 30% faster.

  • RoleJunior software engineer intern
  • ResultQueries 30% faster

Preface Conference 2024

August 2024 · Cyberport, Hong Kong · Panelist

I spoke on the panel Future Dialogue: When Teens Meet Leaders.

Boris speaking on a panel at the Preface Conference 2024
On the panel
Sequence 9

The CS Society

Sevenoaks School

I founded the Computer Science Society at Sevenoaks.

  • Members100+
On this path

Engineering

1.Of clocks.—I build with friends, usually against a clock. It started at Sevenoaks, where I founded the CS Society. It became a job at Preface, writing Python pipelines over two summers.

2.Of need.—Sustainify needed a web platform, so I built one.

3.Of hackathons.—OHMS turns your hands into a conductor’s. Guardian keeps watch for grandparents online. Focal puts agents behind a pair of glasses.

4.Of keeping on.—SciLink is the one I keep working on after the clock stops.

OHMS tracking a performer's hands to conduct music
Plate. OHMS, conducted by hand. Gemini hackathon, UCLA, 2026.